Reports that PM hoped King Charles would meet European Commission chief are wrong, says source
Rishi Sunak was not intending to use King Charles to endorse his much-anticipated deal to end the row with the EU over the Northern Ireland protocol, government sources have said.
According to reports, there had been plans for an in-person meeting between the king and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, as part of a trip to the UK to seal the deal on the Brexit trading arrangements.
Continue reading…Reports that PM hoped King Charles would meet European Commission chief are wrong, says sourceRishi Sunak was not intending to use King Charles to endorse his much-anticipated deal to end the row with the EU over the Northern Ireland protocol, government sources have said.According to reports, there had been plans for an in-person meeting between the king and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, as part of a trip to the UK to seal the deal on the Brexit trading arrangements. Continue reading…